Innovation Summer Camp is an annual summer camp program that complements the efforts that the United Arab Emirates has put to promote an innovative culture in the information society amongst Emirati youth from 6 - 17 years old for both genders. The camp focuses on innovation in the field of ICT such as robotics, programming & electronics. In addition, the camp also compasses life skills such as emotion management, boosting emotional intelligence and self-confidence. The camp enables the young generation to pursuit knowledge on their own during their lifetime. In addition, it empowers them with the complex problem-solving skills to think of new and innovative ideas in an interactive and well-planned way because we believe that youth are the future and backbone of every successful nation. There was a big social impact from parents when they saw a dramatic change from their children as per the testimonials from social media. Their children began nurturing their passion towards learning new skills to do something good for the world and they became more aware of how they can benefit the world when they join the knowledge workforce.

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• United Arab Emirates

• Youth
• Women
• People with disabilities
• The poor
• Remote and rural communities

The success of the previous years’ camps has pushed the TRA to consider transforming the innovation summer camp into innovation clubs, a dedicated place all around the country for youth to further develop themselves to meet market demands of the future. The project is replicable provided that the logistics requirements are met depending on the locations of the decided country.

As the world is moving towards being a knowledge-based economy, the camp activities are updated every year to align with technology and trends of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). In addition, all camp activities cater to the countries key strategies such as the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence and UAE Vision 2021, a nationwide plan to make UAE one of the most innovative nations in the world while ensuring a core focus on capacity building at its roots. The “Innovation Summer Camp” is focusing on sowing the seeds of innovation and creativity in the younger generations at an early age, which will bring great future benefits that support the efforts of sustainable development and economic growth in the UAE.

TRA stands by systematic well-defined vision and a comprehensive approach aimed at looking for best Emirati talent and competencies in the field of Information and Communication Technology, while developing and refining their skills in this area since it is one of the main objectives of its corporate social responsibility programs. These camps and their activities provide an important opportunity for supporting and fostering Emirati youth and developing their knowledge and skills. It empowers them to pursue their studies and training and get acquainted with many advanced and modern technologies in an interactive and well-planned way because we believe that youth are the future and backbone of every successful nation. TRA strongly believes that engraving knowledge and innovative thinking at this age while encouraging excellence and creativity will have great positive effects on the way youth, act, think and tackle life challenges by finding appropriate solutions. The youth of today are the future of tomorrow, and when well-armed with knowledge, they will be scientifically and culturally qualified represent the basic pillar for building our nation.